Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among old individuals as well as the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which these individuals come from experienced widespread recreational substance abuse, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As people age, the negative results associated with alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the fact that many seniors take some sort of medical drug for a health condition, and when these prescriptions medication is abused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it can be a dangerous and deadly concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any sort of substance abuse issue before significant negative effects result. Senior facilities offer seniors the ability to live out their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, for them to enjoy this important time in their lives without having to cope with the stresses caused by a life of substance abuse.